Improvement in seats for vehicles



S. S. SIMMONS Vehicle Seat;

' No. 91,779. Patented June 22, 1869.

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Letters Patent No. 91,779, dated June 22 1869.

IMPROVEMENT m SEA-rs FOR VEHICLES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all it whom may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL bmnoss, of\Vatfornia, have invented an Improved Seat for Vehicles; and I do herebydeclare the following description and accompanying drawings aresutiicient to enable any person skilled in the art or science "to-whichit most nearly appertains, to make and use mysaid invention orimprovements without further invention or experiment. y

My invention relates to an improved seat for vehicles, and moreespecially for sulkiesand gigs, whereby the driver can always retain hisseat.

The seat is mounted on an oscillating frame, and is held-in an uprightposition by springs, placed on each side, at its lower end, which allowsthe seat to move from side to side, and permits the driver to maintainit in a vertical positioirat all times.

Springs are also ar'anged, so as to allow the seat to have aback-and-ibrward motion, thus rendering it much easier for the driver,than when the seat is fixed.

It also consists in providing movable, or adjustable stirrups for thefeet of the driver, with which he can more readily accommodate himselfto the movements ofthe sulky. I

To more fully illustrate and explain my invention,

letters marked thereon, of which Figure 1 is a plan, with scat removed.

Figurefl is a side sectional elevation.

Figure 3 is an end sectional elevation.

Similar letters of reference, in each of the figures, indicate likeparts.

A and B are the thills, or shafts of a sulky, or other vehicle, havingthe two cross-pieces, G C.

To the centre of these cross-pieces, upright standards l) and I) areattached.

A square frame, E, having the two vertical posts, F .14, descending fromthe centre of its opposites sides, is placed between the standards D andl), and turns, or oscillates on a bar, a, whose ends are attached to thestandards.

The lower ends of the vertical posts are connected by a bar, I) andsprings c c are placed on each side, their opposite ends resting againstbars, or blocks G G. 4 l

The seat II is mounted upon this frame, by means of metal bars', or rods0 c, of suliicicnt strength to sustain the weight of the driver.

The ends of these rods are attached to the bottom of the seat, and arecurved similar to a C-spring,and rest upon opposite sides of thesquarcli'amc E.

Their opposite ends pass down, and are secured 'to' At the point wherethe rods e a rest upon the frame turn, but retain them in their properpositions.

The block h is shorter than the distance between the vertical posts F F,and springs i i are placed between its ends and thevertical post, whichallows the tions of the device.

A dog, K, is attached to one of the blocks, G, which may be forced downso as to clasp the short block it, andhold the scat stationary, whendesired; and when it is notin use, it is raised up, and a link, 'It,thrown over its end, which retains it in that position.

The link can be removed from the end of the do'g,

by the foot of the driver, at any time, without stopping the horse, ormoving from his seat.

In front of the cross-piece G, rods, or curved bars 11- extend forward,and are attached to the thills,as shown in fig. l; and hanging stirrups0 are attached, one end to the thills, and the'other to the bars a. I

These stirrups may be made of leather, or other yielding material, orthey may be made of metal, and attached by screws, rivets, or bolts, soas to be adj ustablc.

By this construction of seats for vehicles, the danger of the driversbeing thrown off, on accouiitottlie wheels coming in contact with someobstruction, is avoided, as the seat will yield inthe proper direction,and thus accommodate itself to the driver.

The seat will be found more particularly valuable in sulkies and gigs,in turning corners, as the driver can, by throwing his weight to theproper side of theseat, always maintain a vertical position. Besides, itrenders a seat more easy and comtbrtable in driving on level roads.

Having thus described my invention, 7

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcnt, is-

1. In combination with a seat for vehicles, the os- 'cillating frame E,upright standards I) I), springs 12 c and i 1', together with the rods ce, the whole arranged substantially described, fol-the purpose setforth.

2. In combination with the frame E, arranged as described, thcdevicc,consisting of the dog K and link 1:, for holding the same when required,substantially as described.

In witness whereof, aml scal.

SAMUEL S. SIMMONS; [L. s.]

I have hereunto set my hand Witnesses J. L. BOONE,

WILLIAM Srmmronrn.

